diff --git a/database/2.3_migrate_locations.sql b/database/2.3_migrate_locations.sql
index 61309e078..77b7daa2a 100644
--- a/database/2.3_migrate_locations.sql
+++ b/database/2.3_migrate_locations.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 INSERT INTO ospos_stock_locations (location_name) (SELECT DISTINCT(location) FROM ospos_items WHERE NOT EXISTS (select location from ospos_stock_locations where location_name = location));
 INSERT INTO ospos_item_quantities (item_id, location_id, quantity) (SELECT item_id, location_id, quantity FROM ospos_items, ospos_stock_locations where ospos_items.location = ospos_stock_locations.location_name);
+ALTER TABLE ospos_items DROP COLUMN location;